Tag: tips

Self-acceptance is not a mythical creature everyone knows about but never really saw. It’s real. And unlike a unicorn, whose absence is not that vital for our lives, self-acceptance deci...

If you were an apple, there would be needed two halves to make you whole. Well, in case with us, humans, two halves would not be enough to form your naturally multisided personality and comple...

It’s been always the same, like a badly written story where one human being stands against another. Some use fists to defend their truths, others are sharp at tongue. Each is reluctant t...

I was born in Russia. How did it happen that almost half of my life I’ve consciously dedicated to learning English, I find rather hard to narrate in few words… But today’s r...

"Short story is not a sailing ship to take you far in the ocean but a boat to transport you fast on the other side."

Honestly, I had not much of interest in short ...

Everyone has a view at what happiness is. Some, manage to find happiness in mundane things, like taking a stroll outside in the morning, others search happiness beyond things that can be touch...

There is only one way to turn one book into many, and it is to translate.

Yet, the amount of books that never get a chance to be translated is enormous. It is even more so in th...

Good translator is not a unicorn. Surely if you know where to look, you will find plenty.

The most common way – Translation Agencies. But even though it is one of the easiest w...

We are living in times, when everything has a price but this price is not always reasonable.

Who would not want to save some money if there is a chance to? Especially, when we talk a...

I remember good days like a vague outline of the bridge which I enter on the days, dark like night sky.

It affects my writing. It affects me. It affects people, I care about. And eve...

To make a written text shine you need to trust it to the hands of a knowing polisher

—Editor.

Exquisitely written bo...

For years, I was holding any thoughts of becoming a Literary Translator at bay, mainly, because as a writer, I did not want to do anything else but write. But life has its own ways with us and...

Have you ever met a small person? I’m not talking about size, even though for some size is what really matters. I’m talking about emotional aspect of human presence that makes some...

How do you learn the mastery of literary translation? By translating.

The more you translate the better you get. But there is a side effect and I'm just going to call it what it ...

Have you ever seen a leafless tree in the middle of Spring? What would you think if you saw one?

Poor tree, it’s probably dying – this is what I would definitely...

It’s been almost five years since I first discovered freelance as a way of living for myself.

For a long time, I kept definition of freelance and business separate in my mind. ...

Unimaginable amount of possibilities and opportunities that exist in the world can easily cloud our minds, weaken us, and strip off our inborn greatness. And clarity is the only way to avoid i...

Habit is what makes all people wear clothes. But what about the habit of daily reading?

I used to be an avid reader. English literature and urban fiction writers made it easy for me ...

It took me a while to reflect on this idea – you can be anyone and do anything you want, but for some reasons you keep replacing doors with walls and then cry ‘how unfair life is.&...

What happens in your mind is as real as what happens in your life, for connection between what you think and what you see is stronger than you can imagine.

As a passive aggresso...

It is not a secret — life can be overwhelming, hard, and challenging. Each of us has their own share of bitter and sour, and ironically, this is probably one of the most normal thin...

I’ll tell you a story: once, there was a girl that believed she could do anything. But things she did at the end of the day were not the right things and so, her greatness started slowly...

Mad world—what are you doing to the creative minds that are your only salvation?

What, not dramatic enough?

I think this conversation is not going to be easy for both...

We are not Hansel, nor are we Gretel but so often our lives remind the German folklore tale by the Brothers Grimm.

Left with a fake promise, we wonder through the wild of the forest ...

Science has always been my favorite kind of voice.

I love the way it talks about the brain, its plasticity, its limitations and other aspects of its functioning.

We all hav...

From time to time, my mind explodes with this thought.

They do not understand me!—something in me shouts.

And for next few days, I am upset, sad, and angry. All becau...

I am a mentally strong person with a bunch of sensitive spots in my mind as well as in my heart.

And quite often (almost every day), I get into a condition when my inner peace and ba...

It always starts as joke till someone’s feelings get hurt.

I know, humor is much needed and highly appreciated thing in our society. But the problem with it is that so many peo...

If there was a conversation before the life on earth was created, I would imagine it be like that.

Nothing is perfect.

Fortunately!

Beauty has become a target for...

My entire life is a product of rejection.

Hmm…

Would it be too much to say that my spin of rejections began at early age and had been dragging my subconscious throug...

When it comes to learning languages, motivation is not just a fancy word but a riverbed in which your language learning progress flows.

It is one of the most important inner resource...

From very early age, we have been taught to be nice to people, to be agreeable, and not cause discomfort to those around us. Be a nice girl, be a nice boy, and behave properly. And undoubtedly...

I would be a terrible liar if I told you that anyone can be a freelancer. Even though I do believe that everyone has a potential to become one. Confusing? That is right cause opinions about fr...

Editing in translation plays a critical role. It is the 'finishing touch' that defines the quality of the final translation and so, chiseling the editing skills in translation as impor...

What is time if not the most valuable thing we can spend? Time is also the most valuable resource that we have. But so often, in the flurry of tasks, responsibilities, and obligations we end u...

When thinking about translation, our mind instinctually takes on a route that fixes our attention to the meaning standing behind the words; to what is said rather than to how it is said. Which...

Often the word "fluency" is used as a benchmark of one’s knowledge in a foreign language. For some, "fluent" is synonymous to "native"; indeed, how man...

It’s well-known that positive self-talk is a cognitive strategy that can help in maintaining focus, enhancing motivation, and coping with negative thoughts, emotions, and events. Talking...

If you think that motivation or inspiration is the boost you need to start doing something—you’re wrong. Well, not entirely. Your brain does need a boost, you need energy to do thi...

We all feel—that’s what makes us humans. But in cases, when feelings overdrive us, when they become the sole definition of our worth, of who we are, that’s also what makes us...

Life is complex but so are we, human beings, in both our design and manifestation. We think. We feel. We react. Moreover, we're the carriers of the footprints of our experiences from the p...

Life is all about perspective. It's our perspective that defines our view and understanding of the world around us. And so, by changing perspective we can, in a way, change the world. Not ...

This feeling is known to many. It's the feeling of perpetual repetition, where the rich color palette of your life fades and you feel stuck in your everyday routine. Days seem to fuse into...